When you tour the Antietam Battlefield, you will encounter many tablets, marker, monuments, and cannon. Go to theKey to the Battlefieldpage to learn more about these items.
Close to 4800 Civil War soldiers are buried in theNational Cemetery. The cemetery remained open until 1953 when it was deemed full and closed to future burials.
There are 96monumentslocated on the Antietam Battlefield. Many of themonumentshonor Northern soldiers and recognize people, regiments, and states.
One of the most recognizable structures on the Antietam Battlefield is the Dunker Church. The initial fighting on the morning of the battle swirled around this small stone building